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BloHeS Consensus Mechanism – Introduction and Performance Evaluation

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Consensus mechanisms are important instruments of Blockchain based systems. The consensus mechanism performance depends on its capability to balance the security, scalability and decentralization of the network. The Proof-of-work and Proof-of-stake are the most accepted consensus mechanisms. However, despite the highest level of protection they are struggling to scale with the increased transaction demand. Comparably, the Tendermint consensus mechanism has better scaling property, but decreased protection capabilities. This paper introduces the BloHeS consensus mechanism that is based on the Tendermint consensus mechanism. The BloHeS is capable to reduce the message complexity, still keeping the protection capabilities on par with the Tendermint consensus mechanism.

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  1. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

    Jovan Karamachoski & Liljana Gavrilovska

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  1. Faculty of Transport and Traffic Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Dragan Perakovic

  2. Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice, Prešov, Slovakia

    Lucia Knapcikova

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Karamachoski, J., Gavrilovska, L. (2022). BloHeS Consensus Mechanism – Introduction and Performance Evaluation. In: Perakovic, D., Knapcikova, L. (eds) Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures. FABULOUS 2022. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 445. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15101-9_6

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